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These times showcase a very unique situation: the inaugural US march of the babysitters. They vary in their expertise and traits, but they all have the same goal – to prevent an Israeli infringement, or even demolition, of the fragile truce. After the hostilities ended, there have been scant days without at least one of Donald Trump’s delegates on the ground. Only in the last few days saw the likes of Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, JD Vance and a political figure – all coming to execute their assignments.

Israel occupies their time. In just a few days it initiated a wave of attacks in Gaza after the loss of a pair of Israeli military soldiers – leading, based on accounts, in many of local injuries. A number of leaders urged a resumption of the conflict, and the Knesset passed a preliminary decision to take over the West Bank. The American stance was somewhere between “no” and “hell no.”

However in more than one sense, the US leadership seems more focused on maintaining the present, unstable phase of the truce than on moving to the subsequent: the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. When it comes to that, it appears the US may have aspirations but no specific strategies.

For now, it is unclear when the planned international oversight committee will actually assume control, and the same goes for the appointed military contingent – or even the composition of its members. On a recent day, Vance declared the United States would not impose the composition of the foreign contingent on Israel. But if Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet continues to dismiss multiple options – as it did with the Turkish proposal recently – what happens then? There is also the opposite point: who will establish whether the troops favoured by Israel are even prepared in the task?

The issue of how long it will take to demilitarize Hamas is similarly unclear. “Our hope in the government is that the international security force is will at this point take the lead in disarming the organization,” stated the official this week. “It’s going to take a period.” Trump only highlighted the uncertainty, saying in an discussion a few days ago that there is no “fixed” schedule for Hamas to disarm. So, in theory, the unidentified elements of this not yet established global force could deploy to the territory while Hamas members continue to wield influence. Would they be facing a leadership or a militant faction? Among the many of the questions emerging. Others might wonder what the outcome will be for everyday civilians as things stand, with Hamas continuing to target its own opponents and opposition.

Latest events have yet again underscored the omissions of local journalism on both sides of the Gazan frontier. Each source seeks to analyze all conceivable aspect of the group's breaches of the peace. And, in general, the fact that Hamas has been hindering the repatriation of the remains of killed Israeli hostages has dominated the headlines.

Conversely, reporting of non-combatant casualties in the region stemming from Israeli operations has received little focus – or none. Take the Israeli retaliatory attacks after Sunday’s southern Gaza occurrence, in which two soldiers were fatally wounded. While local authorities stated 44 fatalities, Israeli television pundits complained about the “light answer,” which hit just installations.

That is nothing new. During the recent weekend, the information bureau charged Israeli forces of infringing the peace with the group multiple times after the ceasefire began, killing 38 individuals and injuring an additional many more. The claim appeared insignificant to most Israeli news programmes – it was merely absent. That included accounts that eleven individuals of a Palestinian family were lost their lives by Israeli forces recently.

Gaza’s rescue organization said the family had been seeking to go back to their dwelling in the a Gaza City area of Gaza City when the vehicle they were in was fired upon for supposedly going over the “demarcation line” that marks areas under Israeli military control. That boundary is invisible to the ordinary view and is visible solely on maps and in official records – sometimes not available to average individuals in the region.

Even that incident scarcely got a reference in Israeli news outlets. A major outlet referred to it briefly on its website, referencing an IDF official who explained that after a suspect car was detected, troops shot warning shots towards it, “but the vehicle kept to approach the troops in a way that posed an immediate threat to them. The soldiers engaged to neutralize the danger, in compliance with the ceasefire.” No fatalities were stated.

Given this narrative, it is little wonder a lot of Israeli citizens think the group exclusively is to responsible for violating the peace. This perception threatens fuelling demands for a more aggressive strategy in the region.

At some point – maybe in the near future – it will no longer be adequate for American representatives to act as caretakers, instructing Israel what to avoid. They will {have to|need